Skoda Octavia Tour Owner's Manual page 97

96 Airbag system
Front passenger airbags switched off using the switch for front passenger
airbags* in storage compartment on the front passenger side:
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the airbag indicator light in the instrument cluster comes on for about 4 seconds
each time the ignition is switched on,
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if the airbags are switched off, this is indicated in the middle of the dash panel
by the lighting up of the indicator light
Note
Your authorised Škoda Service Partner will be able to advise you whether national
legislation in your country allows airbags in your vehicle to be deactivated, and
which ones.
Switch for switching off the front passenger airbag*
Fig. 102 Storage compartment: Switch for switching off the front passenger airbag/indicator
light for a switched off front seat passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is deactivated with the switch.
Deactivating an airbag
– Switch off the ignition.
– Turn the switch for the front passenger airbag using the key in the position
 page 96, fig.
(OFF) 102.
– Check whether the indicator light
lights up when the ignition is switched on
Switching on an airbag
– Switch off the ignition.
 fig. 102
  - right.
  in the middle of the dash panel
 page 96, fig. 102
- right.
– Turn the switch for the front passenger airbag using the key in the position
(ON)  page 96, fig. 102.
– Check whether the indicator light
lights up when the ignition is switched on
The airbag should only be switched off under exceptional circumstances
 page 95.
Indicator light   (airbag switched off)
The indicator light for the front passenger airbag is located in the middle of the dash
 page 96, fig. 102
panel - right.
If the front passenger airbag is switched off, the warning light for the front
passenger airbag switch-off comes on about 4 seconds after the ignition is
switched on.
There is a system fault present in the airbag switch off 
for the front passenger airbag switch off flashes. Please have the car inspected
immediately by a specialist garage.
WARNING
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The driver is responsible for whether the front passenger airbag is switched
on or switched off.
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Only switch off the front passenger airbag when the ignition is switched off!
Otherwise a fault can occur in the system for the front passenger airbag deacti-
vation.
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If the warning light  
− Front passenger airbag is not deployed in the event of an accident!
− It is also important to have the system inspected without delay by a
specialist garage.
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  in the middle of the dash panel
 page 96, fig. 102 - right.
if the indicator light
(airbag switched off) flashes:
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